Bangladesh: A lawyer who had represented ex-ISKON priest Chinmoy Das on the day of his arrest, was “brutally attacked” after the hearing.

ISKCON Kolkata spokesperson Radharamn Das alleged on Monday that Advocate Ramen Roy, who had defended Bangladesh's Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das in a legal case, was brutally attacked in the neighbouring country.

The bail hearing for Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu priest in Bangladesh accused of sedition, has been postponed to January 2, 2025, due to the absence of lawyers. ISKCON reported that his previous lawyer was attacked and is in ICU,

After the formation of the interim government headed by Muhammad Yunus, minorities in Bangladesh, especially Hindus, have come under severe attack by Islamist extremists in the country.

A Bangladesh court will hear Hindu priest Chinmoy Krishna Das's bail plea on December 3. Das was arrested on November 27 for sedition related to hoisting a saffron flag above the national flag. His arrest incited protests and led to the freezing of accounts linked to 17 ISKCON members,

The bail hearing of Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatani Jagaran Jote, has been rescheduled for 2 January next year. ISKCON priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested on sedition charges,

A lawyer representing Chinmoy Krishna Das, a Hindu monk arrested and accused of sedition in Bangladesh, has been brutally attacked, according to the ISKCON. However, several lawyers in Bangladesh have denied any such incident took place.

Reports indicate that the delay occurred due to the unavailability of legal representation. As per news reports, Bangladesh lawyers have refused to represent Das.

Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, also known as Krishna Das Prabhu, is an ISKCON monk and prominent Hindu leader who was arrested in Bangladesh for his alleged involvement in protests against violence towards Hindus.